the region and about protecting our allies first and foremost, israel, about securing the lines of commerce and trade, and about dealing with governments that are on the verge of becoming completely destabilized in the case of yemen, for example. >> i want to ask you about president obama's policy, but before we move on, what about mitt romney's foreign policy advisers? bob zellick, former head of the world bank, former deputy of state and treasury, who is supposedly in charge of the transition, i've been told is completely shut out of this conversation, steve hadley and others, who have worked under george w. bush, have not been consulted as far as we can tell, and the circle is pretty small. does mitt romney need to listen to more people? >> i would argue, andrea, at this point in the campaign, with weeks to go, you don't need a different circle your don't need to expand or broaden, you got to bring to the forefront everything you know as a candidate. it's you. it's your use of language, your instincts when it comes to interpreting crises as they arise and how we ought to be responding to